...Opinion polls show former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is the clear frontrunner to take over the world's most populous Muslim nation on a platform of firm leadership, cleaner government and faster economic growth.
... Opinion polls show the cool-headed Yudhoyono winning 40 percent of the vote, easily beating Megawati or his other main rival, former military chief Wiranto, the nominee of Golkar, once the party of former autocrat Suharto.